Protein translocation through the anthrax toxin transmembrane pore is driven by a proton gradient

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 355, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 968-979

  Krantz, Bryan A ^a   Finkelstein, Alan ^b   Collier, R John ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Planar bilayers; Protein unfolding; Proton gradient; Translocase; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTON;

ACIDIFICATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENDOSOME; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 29444456231     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.11.030     Document Type: Article

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